Blog Tag: 5 Things You Don't Know About Me
21 December 2006
Be forewarned, this has nothing to do with lean manufacturing. Several of our blogger friends are engaged in a game of "blog tag," where we…
Successful American Manufacturing
20 December 2006
We harp a lot, including yesterday, on American manufacturers that believe subsidies and trade barriers are necessary in order to compete globally. S…
Following Farmers Off a Cliff
19 December 2006
Last July we told you about a duel at NAM, where the Hunter/Ryan bill divided the larger "manufacturers" (primarily outsourcers) and the sma…
Myths of Manufacturing Productivity
18 December 2006
The Business and Media Institute is out with it's list of the Top Ten Economic Myths of 2006 report, which includes all sorts of fun subjects like…
Rejuvenating Training Within Industry
17 December 2006
If you've been involved with lean for a while you have probably started to see some discussion on "training within industry" or TWI. TW…
Heading for a Narly Wipeout
16 December 2006
It's ski season again, unless you're in the Alps. Sporting goods stores everywhere are greedily greeting customers with racks full of Rossi&#…
Now That's a Timeline!
15 December 2006
The History of Excellence page on Superfactory, and particularly the timeline on the page, has generated a lot of interest, comments, and submissions…
Hunting Prehistoric Mastodons
14 December 2006
I've always been curious why, in the face of increasing competitive pressure, some companies embrace lean while others just complain or turn a bli…